KERAUNOGRAPH

Etymology

Noun

keraunograph (plural keraunographs)

(archaic) A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere.

A ceraunograph; an instrument for measuring and recording lightning.

Source: Wiktionary


Ke*rau"no*graph, n. Etym: [Gr. graph.]

Definition: A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere.

– Ker`au-nog"ra-phy, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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